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"Director Qin, your talent is really rare in the world. A small-budget movie with a budget of 35 million yuan has achieved a box office of nearly 700 million yuan. I am so envious of you. If possible, our Columbia company also hopes to do it."

When working with Director Qin, everything is based on Director Qin’s opinion.”

After Jeff Black talked politely, he changed his words and started testing.

"This condition sounds really good. Thank you, President Jeff, for your consideration. If I have the opportunity, I would also like to cooperate with your company."

Qin Dong smiled and nodded, and he promised so much that no one could tell that what he said was a lie.

At this moment, Expression Management Master is online.

"With Director Qin's words, I feel relieved. I will discuss the follow-up questions with Martin."

Jeff Black showed a sincere smile for the first time, and the other party didn't even refuse to cooperate. That was enough.

As for how sincere these words are, it doesn't matter. No cooperation is achieved without a single verbal conversation.

"Old fox..."

After chatting with Jeff Black for a while, Qin Dong muttered something after leaving here.

"Oh, Qin, you are also a fox, little fox. I didn't expect you to be so good at communication. Among the directors I know, there are many people with various tempers, but most of them are not good at communication, but you are different..."

Martin followed Qin Dong and naturally heard Qin Dong's words, and couldn't help but sigh with a smile.

Qin Dong's conversation with Columbia President Jeff Black just now made him sigh.

If his superstar Tom Cruise had this kind of emotional intelligence, how could he fall? The gap between people is too big.

"Hey, Martin, we have many sayings in China, such as it is better to dissolve enemies than to make knots, and it is never too late to mend the situation. Since Jeff Black has realized his mistakes and has worked hard to change, I am naturally willing to give him face.

..."

When Qin Dong heard this, he shook his head in shame.

There is no need to be humble in front of others.

As for what he said about cooperating with Columbia, Qin Dong said that it was really just a polite comment on the surface.

Columbia, or perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it Sony Columbia.

It has already been acquired by Sony of the island country, but it is not as simple as imagined for a foreign company to acquire a film and television company, one of the six major Hollywood giants.

Sony was rich and spent a lot of money to establish many relationships. In the end, Columbia was acquired, but what was the result?

The result is that Columbia has slowly fallen into decline. Not only is it unable to make money every year, it is also losing money every year. It is not worthy of its status as one of the six major Hollywood companies.

Bad movies are produced every year, and the whole company is controlled by old beauties. Sony spends a lot of money to keep a group of corrosive moths, but in the end it can't do anything to these people.

Qin Dong recalled it, and he really couldn't think of any other famous movies produced by Columbia besides the two series "007" and "Spider-Man". Not only before, but also in the next ten years and in 2021, this will be the same.

Take the sample.

This company actually bears the name of this giant, but in fact it has long been corrupt. Its annual film performance is not as good as that of some independent film and television companies, so it is really not worth mentioning.

How could Qin Dong be willing to cooperate with such a company?

"Haha, okay, the president of Colombia has been tricked by you, you are this..."

Martin politely raised his hand and gave a thumbs up sign.

The two of them laughed together and it was a joke, but as the president of CAA and Qin Dong's agent, Martin didn't want Qin Dong to make too many enemies.

No matter how Columbia is ranked at the bottom among the six major Hollywood companies, it is still one of the six giants. It will do well if it can be avoided. Martin hopes that Qin Dong's development will go as smoothly as possible.

"Qin, you haven't seen this movie, but I have. The special effects are really great. It's a movie that cost 200 million US dollars for special effects. I regret a little. I shouldn't have agreed to outsource this movie to other directors.

, you should be allowed to stay and take the photos yourself.”

Martin got down to business. The movie "Armageddon 2012" was originally packaged by Qin Dong to CAA, so Martin was eligible to watch the movie in advance.

After watching it with his own eyes, Martin regretted it. The movie was really good and the special effects were amazing.

"Haha, Martin, you can think about it from another angle. Since the special effects exploded, it means that the money was really spent. A movie with a cost of more than 200 million US dollars has a box office of less than 1 billion. How can it be possible to make back the money? Everything depends on the box office.

Otherwise, I would have to rely on the long period of time for offline discs to slowly recover the capital and make a profit, not to mention my 5% share of the global box office."

Qin Dong shook his head and smiled.

It is human nature for Martin to regret, but it is a pity that Qin Dong is not optimistic about the box office of this movie.

Even if this movie is adapted by him in this life, the box office in China may be better than in the previous life. The total global box office will eventually exceed 700 million, but it is absolutely impossible to reach 800 million. This kind of data is still a loss.

Because Qin Dong packaged the script to CAA, the remuneration he received was 5% of the global box office.

The box office is calculated as US$780 million, and Qin Dong directly received US$35 million to US$40 million in remuneration.

Maybe Columbia Company can recoup its costs and still make a profit by relying on offline discs, but it will take a long time to operate, but Qin Dong will definitely not lose money.

"Oh, Qin, don't you think this movie will have a box office of over one billion?"

Martin narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and quickly calculated the relationship between box office and cost in his mind. He found that as Qin Dong said, the box office would not be enough to recover the money if it was less than one billion.

"Martin, if you think back to this year, how many movies have had a box office of more than 1 billion in the world over the years? Do you think I am famous enough as a screenwriter? Or is Roland Emmerich famous enough to be able to handle the box office?

Or can my compatriot Tony Leung Ka Fai and the other actors in the film carry the box office?"

Qin Dong paused and asked a question.

"Well, it does make sense, so how high do you think the box office can be?"

Martin nodded slowly. None of the movies written and directed by Qin Dong have reached a billion dollars worldwide. Roland Emmerich is also famous, but unfortunately he is only a genre film director. He is famous but his box office data is not outstanding. As for the starring role,

, Martin was too lazy to think about it and simply ignored it.

"Since Martin, you've seen it and said that the special effects are explosive, then the box office of this kind of super blockbuster won't be too bad. I estimate it will be around 700 to 800 million."

Qin Dong pondered on the surface, made a show, and casually reported a number.

"Seven to eight billion? If it reaches this box office, it will actually be pretty good, and it won't be far from recouping the money. With the offline disc and other copyrights, this movie will still make money for Columbia."

When Martin heard this, he just paused and calculated the profit.

"Isn't it right for people to invest so much and make a little money in the end over a few years?"

Qin Dong really didn't care about this.

It cost more than 200 million and took two years to produce. The film cannot make back the money and has to rely on offline production, which will take at least another year.

It took three or four years to invest nearly 300 million, and the final profit was tens of millions. This number is not a perfect number, and the profit rate is disproportionate to time.

"Haha, then I feel comfortable. Come on, I saw Roland Emmerich. I will take you over to get to know him."

Martin felt relieved when he heard this. When he saw the person coming in at the door, he took Qin Dong and walked over.

"Roland, let me introduce to you my employer, who is also your film screenwriter, the talented Chinese director Qin Dong."

Facing Roland Emmerich who had just walked on the red carpet, Martin was not polite at all after he passed by.

The status of this director is not worthy of Martin's concern. He is too old and will be like this for the rest of his life.

"Director Qin, I've heard about it for a long time, but I just saw it in person today. Thank you for your script. I like it very much. This script is so in line with my taste. I feel like it's just like the one I wrote."

Roland Emmerich's eyes lit up and he immediately smiled and stretched out his hand.

Although he and Qin Dong also had frictions over script issues, in Roland Emmerich's view, everything was for the betterment of the movie. This small friction was a creative friction, not a personal grudge, so he did not let it go.

In the heart.

"Director Roland, I'm glad to meet you. My script was also influenced by your original [The Day After Acquired]. I like the kind of global disaster scenes. Only the grand scale can give movie fans a shocking feeling."

Qin Dong smiled and stretched out his hand, and replied politely.

Courtesy reciprocates and people are polite, so Qin Dong naturally wants to be polite as well.

"Yeah...yeah...that's so right. I think our thinking is similar in many ways. I hope we can cooperate in the future if we have the opportunity."

Roland Emmerich was even more happy when he heard this and nodded repeatedly.

He likes disaster movies, large-scale special effects, and is very obsessed with big scenes.

"I'll definitely give it a chance. By the way, what does Director Roland think of the scenes about China in the later stages of the script that I had people film?"

Qin Dong hesitated for a while and then remembered one thing, that is, the scenes in the Chinese part of the movie were filmed by Qin Dong. Now he thought about it and asked.

He never asked, because when the agreement was signed, Qin Dong had very strict requirements, so he was not afraid that the other party would not use it.

[2012 End of the World] Later in the movie, the scene changed to China, to the plateau. The scene in the previous life really left Qin Dong speechless. On the Chinese plateau, there were dilapidated villages, bald speakers, light trucks like those from the 1980s and 1990s, green

The kind with a carriage, the kind that was very common in the 1990s and available in many driving schools. Several Chinese characters appeared in poor clothes and lacked energy. The kind of picture will make moviegoers who are not familiar with China feel at first glance.

I thought this place was really poor and broken.

But I understand, because this is the foreigner’s view of the country, or it is the request of the upper-class figures in these countries, who demand that the poor and chaotic places in China must be photographed.

Of course, it’s not just China, but many other countries that are treated this way by Hollywood.

In short, it is to let movie fans around the world see that the United States is full of high-rise buildings and a drunken scene, while other countries are shabby and poor places. Hollywood is a strategic weapon of the United States to fight against other countries.

Look at the weapons.